Last May 6, we celebrated TamTam’s 2nd Birthday. We just had a simple celebration; we attended the 8:45 AM mass at St. Francis of Assisi and then went to Manila Ocean Park with my family to meet Alvin’s family. We had lunch at Gerry’s Grill and then toured the Oceanarium and watched the bird show. I just hope that the birthday boy enjoyed his day! Hopefully, next time I can throw a big party for you…

I love you my lil’ darling! Thank you for bringing so much joy in our lives!

This is my second year celebrating Mother’s Day… The first time I celebrated Mother’s Day, I was still in the hospital recuperating from giving birth. This year, I celebrated it sleeping the whole day with my lil’ boy and my lil’ girl in my tummy. No fancy dinner nor special gifts or token…

Anyway, this lil’ boy completed my day… the reason why I am celebrating motherhood.

… No semi mount diamond rings or any material gifts can replace the happiness he brings to my heart and soul. He is such a blessing from Heaven!

Happy Mother’s Day!

I am already in my 24 weeks and I am thankful that I can still manage  to take care of my lil’ boy and at the same time do some household chores. Well, do I have a choice? Hopefully we’ll have a helper not later by first week of June; we will be hiring a Filipina maid through an agency. Hiring a maid here in Singapore is not that cheap but I really need one since I will be giving birth through a caesarian operation…

By the way, we will be having a baby girl! I am very much eager to shop for pink stuffs. Everyday, I am getting more excited to see our lil’ girl. From my last check up, my OB told me that everything is ok… but still, I have to watch my diet. Gosh, I am so much into sweets now! I am not even monitoring my weight gain even if we have a digital scale at home. I am so addicted with yema, pastillas, ice cream and chocolates! Bad me!

Finally, I have my own Siri!  I thought I’ll just settle with Motorola Atrix or wait for the next iPhone model. For the past weeks, the iPhone 4S is always out of stock in most Singtel shops that we checked in… but the other day I got lucky!

What I really like about my new phone is the camera… the camera is so clear! Now, I can take tons of pictures of my lil’ boy.

We had our ten days vacation in the Philippines! We spent most of days in our new place shopping for appliances. Finally, we have our very own home!

A glimpse of our home:

The lil’ boy relaxing in his sanctuary…

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Look at our lil’ boy, he is so big now! Aside from playing puzzles, he loves letters and numbers and music! I’ve been thinking of getting Luna Guitars for him someday. But for now, I’ll let him enjoy dancing with Barney, Baby Bop and BJ!

I’ve been wanting to shop online clothes for our babies, Kuya TamTam and the lil’ one. The shop that I’ve been eyeing keeps sending me free shipping coupon code and they are also offering big discounts! But from my last check up, the gender of the lil’ one is still a secret. Gosh, I’m so excited to know!

By the way, I am almost halfway of my pregnancy and everything seems fine… aside from the occasional back pain which is according to my doctor is due to carrying Kuya TamTam. I can’t help it, I’ll surely miss him after I give birth. Since I am feeling normal now, I want to spend more time with Kuya TamTam… we’ve been planning to bring him to the zoo (if the weather permits) and on Thursday, March 15, we will be watching Barney’s Musical Castle – Live on Stage. It’s Mama and Kuya’s bonding time!

The lil’ boy loves playing puzzle in his iPad. After completing one puzzle, he will look at me and clap.

We are amazed how he figured out the different  applications… he even have his own favorites. He was just a few months old when he learned how to unlock my iPod and Alvin’s iPhone by just observing us. Maybe he got that from his tetchie Dadh.

It’s so amazing but still I want to limit his iPad and TV time. I just want him to spend more time with me… reading books and playing.

Last Sunday, February 26, we celebrated my 33rd birthday. We attended the 11:15 AM mass at the Church of the Holy Family, had lunch at Din Tai Fung, went to TamTam’s gym class and went back home to rest before dinner. For dinner, I made reservation at Shiraz Restaurant in Clare Quay. After dinner we had a cruise at Singapore River… Boarding in a cruise ship, Superstar Virgo, with the lil’ boy or spending my special day in any of the Disney World Hotels are just some of my wishes. But with my condition, I think I have to wait a few more years… again! Still, we enjoyed the lovely night.

Thank you boys, Dadh and TamTam, for making my day special… I feel so blessed and loved to have you both!

This is supposedly Alvin’s surprised birthday gift for me… He bought it last Monday after his work without telling me. But I got an SMS notification from DBS that one of our credit card charged a certain amount in one of the shops in Orchard! We are both surprised! Anyways, it’s the thought that counts…

Thanks for the Valentine’s Day, birthday and mother’s day gift Dear Dadh! Yup, you don’t need to scout for mothers day presents for me, this is enough! Chos!

This Sunday, we went to Vivo City to have lunch and buy leather dyes. Since the weather is nice, we decided to walk around Sentosa’s beach area and for the lil’ boy to watch the Songs of the Sea. The lil’ boy did not enjoy the show… he finds it scary! Some songs are like chants that really frightened him. Maybe he’s too young for this.

 
The chocolate fondue at Haagen-Dazs is what he loves the most during this activity.